Congrats to someone!

Y'all are awful nice. Thankya.

Yeah, finally had schedule, weather and working airplane today. Almost didn't have working airplane, but the mech sorted it out and got it back in my hands in time for the ride.

It was a good ride - fun even. The DPE is a good guy, and I liked flying with him.

Only maneuver I was worried about was the power-off 180 - it's a much harder maneuver in a 172 than an Arrow, and I was inconsistent. But I pulled it off within about 5 feet of my target and everything was easy after that.

A number of you are owed great thanks and many beers:

@hook_dupin @bucksmith for guidance, instruction and being willing to tolerate my incessant questions. Yes, I overthink things. It also made the checkride easier. Seriously, though - Hook taught me how to fly precisely enough to bore the instructor and keep things simple, and Buck taught me how to polish up the flying while talking incessantly through the maneuver when The Dutchman (my instructor) wasn't around.

Both those guys are great pilots. And tall. Weird. Just realized that.

@Screaming_Emu @milleR for insane levels of encouragement. (This CFI crap is hard, yo) and bizarre text exchanges at odd hours of the day.

@Derg for running this place.

Will eventually decide whether to do CMEL or -II next, but not going to worry about that. Instead, I'm going to drink a couple beers and think about going flying while having someone else pay for it and being a great teacher.
 
killbilly said:
Y'all are awful nice. Thankya.

Yeah, finally had schedule, weather and working airplane today. Almost didn't have working airplane, but the mech sorted it out and got it back in my hands in time for the ride.

It was a good ride - fun even. The DPE is a good guy, and I liked flying with him.

Only maneuver I was worried about was the power-off 180 - it's a much harder maneuver in a 172 than an Arrow, and I was inconsistent. But I pulled it off within about 5 feet of my target and everything was easy after that.

A number of you are owed great thanks and many beers:

@hook_dupin @bucksmith for guidance, instruction and being willing to tolerate my incessant questions. Yes, I overthink things. It also made the checkride easier. Seriously, though - Hook taught me how to fly precisely enough to bore the instructor and keep things simple, and Buck taught me how to polish up the flying while talking incessantly through the maneuver when The Dutchman (my instructor) wasn't around.

Both those guys are great pilots. And tall. Weird. Just realized that.

@Screaming_Emu @milleR for insane levels of encouragement. (This CFI crap is hard, yo) and bizarre text exchanges at odd hours of the day.

@Derg for running this place.

Will eventually decide whether to do CMEL or -II next, but not going to worry about that. Instead, I'm going to drink a couple beers and think about going flying while having someone else pay for it and being a great teacher.
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I had nothing to do with this, but I’m always excited to see great people succeed. Keep up the great work.

I have this fantasy of my own company getting its poop together and actually becoming a place worth working. If that ever happens, I’d love to get involved in recruiting (like an @Derg in assless chaps) so that I can ensure I work with great people. If that ever happens, you’re on the list!
 
You’ll be a great instructor for future pilots! You’ll also learn a ton in your first 100 hours of instruction...
 
Screaming_Emu said:
I had nothing to do with this, but I’m always excited to see great people succeed. Keep up the great work.

I have this fantasy of my own company getting its poop together and actually becoming a place worth working. If that ever happens, I’d love to get involved in recruiting (like an @Derg in assless chaps) so that I can ensure I work with great people. If that ever happens, you’re on the list!
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I keep telling you.

All chaps are assless.
 
killbilly said:
Buck once said that you should be paying your first students instead of the other way around....
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Yes and no. There is a lot of that, but at the same time you gain all kinds of confidence when you realize that you really do know what you’re talking about...and you do.

My CFI is still my biggest accomplishment in aviation. Was more difficult than either of my 121 ground schools, more difficult than either type...
 
Derg said:
Now your next biggest challenge: KEEPIN' IT CURR'NT!
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Maybe it's the early morning but I am strangely fascinated by your avatar.

Yeah - last thing the DPE said was "don't let it expire." I'd like to start teaching while this stuff is fresh in my mind so I'm gonna start beating the bushes...
 
Congrats @killbilly ! for me the CFI cert was the hardest to get, not including the 8 hour oral. (Almost had to get the sign off again because of weather delays).

I only have about 50 hours dual given (i taught groundschool for about 500 hours), but about 40 hours of those were trying not to die! Enjoy!
 
Congrats. I got my CFI in 2007 and instructed for three years and haven’t used it since BUT- I always renew it when it’s due. I can’t count how many friends got airline jobs and said “well I’m not a CFI anymore” and let it expire only to get furloughed and not have a current CFI. Keep it current. It’s very easy.

The student has one job. They want to kill you. The hard part is teaching them while making it enjoyable and preventing them from killing you. Never let your guard down. The students with experience are more dangerous than the pre-solo students because they have a false sense of courage.

Never stop being a student yourself. Never forget what it’s like to sit in their seat. Always remember what it felt like to have bad days.

You will forever be a better pilot because of the experience you will get as an instructor. Congrats on getting this far, now keep going.
 
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